Elijah Pantoja
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Studied at UCLA Anderson School of Management
Works at Avivar Capital
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Work Experience
Contractor
Avivar Capital
July 2025 - Present
Collaborate on quarterly monitoring reports across $82.5M in private market allocations (PE, VC, RE, CDFIs) for five foundation clients; identify underperformance risks and recommended rebalancing actions aligned to mission Conduct underwriting and prepare investment recommendation on a prospective credit facility for a direct investment, synthesizing 3 years of financials and ESG data into a memo for foundation investment committee review
MBA Intern
Angeles Investors
September 2024 - March 2025
Support the development and expansion of sourcing channels for a fund investing in Seed/Series A startups, including development of partnerships and creation of dynamic database queries to increase deal flow Collaborate with the portfolio management team to build out the angel network’s reporting infrastructure, leading to enhanced data tracking and the generation of quarterly investment performance summaries for all members of the network
MBA Intern
Cambridge Associates
June 2024 - August 2024
Contributed to manager selection process across growth and private equity strategies by conducting in-depth diligence on three funds, resulting in improved accuracy of financial models and direct contributions to final IC memos Created landscape analysis of 45+ Food and AgTech managers to support asset class prioritization for client portfolios, identifying top 5 GPs for expedited review Developed a standardized Excel worksheet that streamlined the assessment of risk for private investment managers, enabling visual comparisons across 5 key variables (geo, fund size, asset class, region, and sector focus) for enhanced portfolio alignment; led to broader adoption across manager analyses, improving decision-making efficiency for investment teams
Assistant Director
Pomona College
July 2021 - July 2023
Built and executed digital fundraising strategy generating $32M over two years; developed stakeholder-aligned campaign frameworks and performance tracking dashboards to monitor segmentation effectiveness
Coordinator
Pitzer College
November 2019 - July 2021
Pioneered AI-driven donor analytics pilots, securing executive buy-in to adopt EverTrue and Gravyty tools for wealth segmentation and outreach automation
Education
UCLA Anderson School of Management
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Finance, General
2023 - 2025
Activities and societies: Consortium Fellow, Kayne Investment Management Fellow, VP of Admissions for the Investment Finance Association, VP of EDI for the Admissions Ambassador Corp, VP of Social for the Alliance for Latinx Management at Anderson, Riordan MBA Fellows Mentor Coordinator Data Research, External Communications and +22 skills
Pitzer College
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Political Science
2014 - 2018
Activities and societies: Resident Assistant, Student Senate Secretary, Latinx Student Union Secretary, Student Activities Committee Member, Events Board Chair, Rockabilly Festival Artist Relations Director, One Night Only Arts and Music Festival Founder Qualitative Analysis
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